Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Atwater Population of the study includes all persons 5 years and over. Ability to speak English "very well" by age, and rate of linguistically isolated households* is shown in the second table.
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
20,822
100.0%
Speak only English
12,542
60.2%
Speak a language other than English
8,280
39.8%
Spanish
6,952
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,452
49.7%
Speak English "well"
1,361
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
1,257
18.1%
Speak English "not at all"
882
12.7%
Other Indo-European languages
489
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
303
62.0%
Speak English "well"
91
18.6%
Speak English "not well"
56
11.5%
Speak English "not at all"
39
8.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
816
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
388
47.5%
Speak English "well"
270
33.1%
Speak English "not well"
141
17.3%
Speak English "not at all"
17
2.1%
All other languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
34.8%
Speak English "well"
15
65.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
20,822
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,280
39.8%
5 to 17 years
2,753
13.2%
18 to 64 years
5,144
24.7%
65 years and over
383
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
4,129
19.8%
5 to 17 years
1,116
5.4%
18 to 64 years
2,761
13.3%
65 years and over
252
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
722
Population 5 years and over in households*
20,595
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,652
12.9%
5 to 17 years
1,088
5.3%
18 to 64 years
1,403
6.8%
65 years and over
161
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
